A young organ pipe cactus grows amid saguaros and ocotillos in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument’s Alamo Canyon. | Paul Gill
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The Perfect Weekend in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

When European immigrants ventured into the southwest corner of Arizona Territory in the late 19th century, they…
RIGHT: The Lower Cliff Dwelling at Tonto National Monument is the ruin most accessible to visitors. | Laurence Parent
Culture

The Cultural Parks

Tonto National Monument Also a cultural melting pot, the site now known as Tonto National Monument was one of the most…
Photo by Larry Lindahl
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Arizona National Parks Guide

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Year Designated: 1972Area: 1.25 million acres (Arizona and Utah)Wilderness…
What remains of a Sinaguan cliff dwelling clings to the canyon wall at Walnut Canyon National Monument. This view is from the Island Trail, which traverses another set of ruins. | Tom Bean
Around Arizona

I Want To Go Back to Walnut Canyon

The memories are starting to chip a little. Like nail polish on fingers that have plunged too many times into the…
Photograph by Jeff Maltzman
Around Arizona

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

In October 1775, as a nascent United States was breaking away from Great Britain on America’s East Coast, Juan Bautista…
Photo by Sean Parker
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Q&A: Sean Parker

JK: How did this photograph come together? SP: I shot this in the Gila Bend area on an August evening last year. I was…
Photo by Suzanne Mathia
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The Better Half

Q. I was told many years ago, by a photography student and friend of mine, that a 50/50 sky-to-land ratio in landscape…
Photo by Jeff Kida
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Full Steam Ahead

Before I became an editor at the magazine, I’d shoot photo stories for Arizona Highways. I wasn’t a “scenic” shooter.…